The Johns Hopkins team that first unearthed two chromosomes as the site of genes for asthma and allergic disease has moved closer to identifying those genes with the help of a unique Barbados island population. (Genomics)
Emergency physicians spearheaded the development of a new antivenom for treating rattlesnake and moccasin snakebites that promises to be safer than its predecessor and can be infused within minutes. (Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2-01)
Hormone replacement therapy with estrogen and progestin does not alter the risk of stroke in postmenopausal women with heart disease. (Circulation, 1-30-01)
"The Impact of Staff Nurses on the Recruitment of Patients," found that ambulatory care nurses can uncover the unmet health needs of families and increase the number of patients being served by the institution. (American Journal of Nursing, 2-01)
How our brains respond to different environmental stimulus is in large measure a result of what type of personality we have, according to a new study that examines brain activity by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (Behavioral Neuroscience, 1-01)
1) Panel to dicuss multi-cultural education; 2) The XFL needs to be heavy on the football for fans to stay; 3) Temple's Frank Farley rates George W.'s personality on the "T" scale.
Legumes, University of Illinois researchers report, contain substantially higher percentages of resistant starch than do cereal grains, flours and grain-based food products. (Journal of Nutrition, 2-01)
The potential role of the Internet in recruiting, training, educating, developing, and earning a return on investment in people is just beginning to emerge. But even in its infancy, the e-world holds great promise for enhancing the art and science of people management, according to research from Penn State's Smeal College.
The Federal Reserve's half-percent cut in interest rates this week is the right move, but more is needed to resuscitate an ailing economy, says a Ball State University professor.
A species of clam living in Mexico's Colorado River Delta is being driven to extinction, because humans use so much river water only a trickle now reaches the sea.
Using molecular biology, LSU scientists hope to develop tests that could detect individual cancer cells, allowing doctors to diagnose breast cancer before tumors are large enough to be felt or seen on mammograms and before the cancer has metastasized, or spread.
Elmhurst College has received a prestigious grant for a comprehensive faculty-student research study on possible future expansion of nearby O'Hare International Airport.
The National Academy of Engineering and Ohio University awarded a $500,000 prize to two individuals who invented the first human heart pacemaker. Earl Bakken and Wilson Greatbatch are the first recipients of the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize, one of the top two engineering prizes in the world.
To encourage more minority students to apply to the S. C. Johnson School of Management at Cornell University and to reinforce ties with minority alumni around the country, the school has launched the "Pipeline to the 21st Century" initiative, funded by a grant from Citibank/Salomon Smith Barney.
A lab test for the human papilloma virus (HPV) combined with a visual inspection of the cervix could identify pre-cancerous lesions and vastly reduce the number of false positives among women at high risk for cervical cancer in developing countries. (International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1-01)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded a $583,964 grant to Wake Forest University School of Medicine to support an evaluation of managed care patient protection laws.
Fordham University researchers have identified the cause of Familial Dysautonomia, a genetic disease that affects one in 30 individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. (American Journal of Human Genetics, 3-01)
A florid fungus can be a dangerous beauty, able to coat medical implants with thin films causing complications in patients with medical implants. Researchers have found a gene that allows fungi to stick to plastic surfaces and form thin coatings called biofilms. (Science, 2-01)
A florid fungus can be a dangerous beauty, able to coat medical implants with thin films causing complications and even death in patients with medical implants. Researchers have found a gene that allows fungi to stick to plastic surfaces and form thin coatings called biofilms. (Science, 2-2-01)
Scientists think Mars once had a thicker atmosphere than it does today, perhaps even comparable to Earth's.
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